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Breed: Paint Age: 15 Discipline: Western and English All-Around Owner: Catherine von Hagen My family has had to move Cowboy several times in the past few years. After our last move, he became very herd bound at horse shows. If…

Louie has always had terrible feet. His hooves were soft and he lost shoes on a regular basis. I’ve tried a lot of hoof supplements and SmartHoof is by far the best and the most cost-effective formula I’ve found. My farrier and I have both been really pleased with the quality of his hooves since we started using SmartHoof. In fact, I love the entire SmartSupplements line because the formulas are economical and high quality.

A year ago I moved Hollywood from North Dakota to Texas. After the move, I noticed that he was starting to get welts and bug bites everywhere and his eyes were goopy and irritated. The barn was putting on fly spray, but it didn’t seem to be helping. Poor Hollywood was so miserable and uncomfortable that I knew that I had to do something. I went to SmartPak’s website and ordered SmartBug-Off after reading about the different supplements available.

Success Profile: Sahara and Missy Ages: 15 and 13 Breeds: Tennessee Walking Horses Owner: Patricia Lisciak Discipline: Pleasure Sahara is a real bug magnet—poor thing! We’re originally from New Jersey and when we moved down to Florida, Sahara had terrible…

2013 Update: At 26 years old, Bourbon is still on SmartControl IR and still going strong! Although I don’t ride him anymore, I love to watch him trot and canter around the pasture. Thanks to a solid management program developed with my vet (including supplementing with SmartControl IR), he hasn’t had any founder flare ups and his quality of life is great.

Breed: Thoroughbred/Percheron Age: 9 Discipline: Hunter/Jumper Owner: Jennifer Church When I first got Icebreaker, he was a very green, nervous project horse. At first I wasn’t sure what type of show horse he would turn into, but he is a…

Success Profile: Honey Age: 9 Breed: QH/Arab cross Owner: Rehab Entenmann Discipline: Natural Horsemanship I keep my horse at home, and while there aren’t a lot of other horses around, there are plenty of cattle nearby. And with cattle come…

Breed: Thoroughbred Age: 17 Discipline: Eventing Trainer: Chris Bearden Rider: Logan Bearden Marlin has always been an easy horse to handle, but he has never had an appetite while traveling and even after we arrive at competitions, it’s slow to…

“Grant is a typical thin-skinned Thoroughbred. Since we first got him last year, he has had skin issues and his coat hasn’t had the healthy sheen that we thought it should. We tried everything and anything that we could find to help his skin and coat with no results…”

“Tempo has always been sensitive to bugs and last summer was a particularly bad bug season because of the mild winter. Fly spray wasn’t enough to keep him comfortable, so I looked for an insect control supplement to start him on…”

“Ella started to have breathing problems a few years ago, especially when it was hot and humid. I consulted with my veterinarian and tried a few different respiratory products, but she is a picky eater and it was a struggle to get her to eat them…”

“With the help of our trainers, Dylan and I have gone from competing in just showmanship and western pleasure to showing in a wide variety of classes in the Amateur division. As we focused on my goals of competing more and qualifying for Congress, my trainers and I decided to support Dylan’s joint health with a supplement…”

“I adopted Odie eight years ago from a rescue. It took him two years to trust me, but now he is the most loving dog that I have ever known. About a year ago, he stopped playing and wrestling with our younger dog. I also noticed that he was falling behind on our walks and was even starting to fall down the stairs…”

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Jen and TallyApparently I've been obsessed with horses since I was born, and I used to beg for pony rides on a regular basis. I started showing in 4-H, progressed to equitation and jumpers in high school and rode on the IHSA team in college where I also discovered the joys...